Rep. Sandra Scott to Participate in Community Conversation on Ethical Policing in Georgia

ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex), along with Reps. Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), will participate in the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s Community Conversation on Ethical Policing in Georgia on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to participate via Zoom webinar; to register in advance for Zoom access, please click here. Due to limited space, the in-person participation option is available by invitation only. To learn more about participating in-person, please contact Rep. Scott at sandra.scott@house.ga.gov.

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Reps. Burnough, Davis, Scott, Schofield Encourage Georgians to Return to Work, Seek Minimum Wage Increase

ATLANTA – State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountains), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) continue to work on behalf of Georgia workers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic and encourage these Georgians to return to work. These legislators empathize with Georgia workers who have become accustomed to an increase in income due to the additional $300 federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, and as such, they seek to increase the minimum wage in Georgia.

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Reps. Schofield, Davis, Burnough Participate in “Georgia Day of Action on Unemployment”

ATLANTA – State Representatives Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) recently participated in the “Georgia Day of Action on Unemployment” on Thursday, June 24. The event was held in support of unemployed Georgians who lost their jobs due to no fault of their own, as well as those impacted by the governor’s decision to end additional federal Unemployment Insurance benefits on June 26.

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Reps. Burnough, Davis, Schofield, Scott Issue Statement to Remember George Floyd

ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19, including State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), today issued the following statements to remember Georgia Floyd on the one year anniversary of his death:

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